Mormonism and Music: A History (Music in American Life)

By Michael Hicks

Book Overview

Music has flourished in the Mormon Church since its beginning. In this book - now available in paperback - Michael Hicks examines the direction that music's growth has taken since 1830. He looks closely at topics including the denomination's first official hymnals; the views of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on singing; the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and the changing attitudes of church officialdom and laity toward popular and non-western music styles. It is the winner of the 1989 Award in Criticism, from the Association for Mormon Letters.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252016181
• ISBN13: 9780252016189
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"